Homemade fish-flavored eggplant strips Ingredients and steps for making fish-flavored eggplant strips

Fish-flavored eggplant strips is a Sichuan dish. Because the ingredients are simple and easy to obtain, it is very simple to make, so it is also a common home cooking method. Let's take a look at the home cooking method of fish-flavored eggplant strips.

How to make fish-flavored eggplant strips

1. Preparation of ingredients for fish-flavored eggplant strips

The basic ingredients prepared are eggplant, minced pork, bean paste, onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, sugar, vinegar, salt and soy sauce.

2. Homemade fish-flavored eggplant strips

Step 1: Wash the eggplant and cut it into strips about four centimeters long, including the skin.

Step 2: Sprinkle some salt on the eggplant strips, and squeeze them with your hands to soften them. This will make it easier to season and fry.

Step 3: Chop the onion, ginger and garlic, and mix some of them with the bean paste.

Step 4: Heat the pan and add some oil, pour in the eggplant strips, stir-fry evenly until the eggplant strips are completely soft, then remove from the pan and drain the oil.

Step 5: Heat the pan again, add oil, sauté chopped green onion and ginger, then add minced pork and stir-fry until cooked.

Step 6: After the minced pork is cooked, add the chopped green onion and mix well. Then add the mixed bean paste and stir well.

Step 7: Add red oil and cooking wine, stir fry thoroughly. Step 8: Add softened eggplant strips, stir fry evenly with sugar and soy sauce.

Step 9: After all the ingredients are stir-fried evenly, thicken them with a thin layer of water starch, stir well and add a little vinegar.

Step 10: If you like, you can add some minced garlic after serving.

3. Tips for making fish-flavored eggplant strips

When soaking the eggplant in salt water, you can add some dry starch, which will allow the eggplant to absorb more oil when frying it for the first time.